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December 11, 2012

Japan
Hiroshi Mikitani: The Answer Is in English

This blog post is part of a series entitled Is Japan in Decline?, in which leading experts analyze Japan’s economy, politics, and society and give their assessment of Japan’s future. “Soon, our comp…

Buildings are silhouetted against the setting sun in front of Mount Fuji in Tokyo

March 8, 2022

Japan
Tokyo Condemns Putin’s War, Aids Ukraine

In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Japan shifts towards a more assertive foreign policy. 

Japanese Castle

November 25, 2016

Health
Who Have Been the Best WHO Director-Generals?

The following is a guest post by my colleague Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, and his research associate Gabriella Meltzer. According to the Co…

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July 11, 2014

Japan
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of July 11, 2014

Ashlyn Anderson, Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, Andrew Hill, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Indonesians await official results of presidential election. Jok…

Villagers line up to vote in the country's presidential election at Bojong Koneng polling station in Bogor July 9, 2014. Indonesians began voting on Wednesday in a presidential election that has become a closely fought contest between the old guard who flourished under decades of autocratic rule and a new breed of politician that has emerged in the fledgling democracy. Only the third direct election for president in the world's fourth-most populous nation, the contest pits former special forces general Pra

November 6, 2015

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of November 6, 2015

Rachel Brown, Ariella Rotenberg, Ayumi Teraoka, and Gabriel Walker look at the top stories in Asia this week. 1. Chinese and Taiwanese leaders meet for the first time in decades. Tomorrow, Chinese P…

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